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Cancer Cell Biology
Explore the research, concepts, and evidence that shape understanding of cancer cell biology and its relevance to cancer.
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How Cells' Internal Recycling System Can Both Prevent and Fuel Cancer
Autophagy is the cell's internal recycling system. Research shows it can prevent cancer from forming, yet the same process may later help tumors survive stress and treatment.
Why Cancer Cells Refuse to Die: The Biology of Apoptosis
Healthy cells carry a built-in instruction to self-destruct when damaged. Cancer depends on disabling that instruction. Here is how the process works, and how it goes wrong.